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Which statement about enzyme inhibitors is not true?

a. A competitive inhibitor binds the active site of the enzyme.

b. An allosteric inhibitor binds a site on the active form of the enzyme.

c. A noncompetitive inhibitor binds a site other than the active site.

d. Noncompetitive inhibition cannot be completely overcome by the addition of more substrate.

e. Competitive inhibition can be completely overcome by the addition of more substrate.

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The main difference between competitive and non-competitive inhibition is the binding site of the inhibitor molecule. In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule binds to the active site. The active site is no longer free, and the right substrates will not bind. More substrates mean that the competition for the active site is stronger, and in that way, the competitive inhibition can be overcome. Therefore, answers a and e are true.

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